2 October 2024

International Day of Non-Violence

Esperanto Por UN

Welcome to the web site for ‘Esperanto Por UN’, an Esperanto-language support organisation for the United Nations. Here you can find information on Esperanto and the United Nations. We work to support the United Nations and UNESCO, in partnership with the Universal Esperanto Association, an ECOSOC accredited organisation. We promote multilingualism in the UN and the use of the International Language Esperanto. We have teams of representatives in New York, Geneva, Vienna, and Paris, with additional collaborators across the world.
Important documents such as the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and similar seminal documents have appeared in Esperanto translation. Explore these and other documents in Esperanto translation.

UEA's messages to the UN and Unesco for the most recent Observance Days

1 October: International Day of Older Persons
30 September: International Translation Day: message from UEA in English ~ en Esperanto ~ en Français
21 September: International Day of Peace: Messages from UEA and posters in many languages

Latest updates and Newsletters about Esperanto, UN and UNESCO

Our most recent Newsletter

Sep-Oct 2024
Highlights from Tanzania and the 109th World Congress of Esperanto; UEA-Geneva and UEA-New York stress indigenous language rights and sustainability; and more.
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Our latest Newsletter
en Esperanto ~ Français

Our Newsletter for

Jul-Aug 2024
Celebrate Esperanto Day, 26 July 2024; Final plans under way for 2024 World Congress of Esperanto in Arusha, Tanzania; Refugees: A call to confront a growing worldwide problem.
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Explore previous Newsletters  in our archives.

The UNESCO Courier in Esperanto

The Universal Esperanto Association supports the ‘UNESCO Courier’, the official UNESCO magazine published by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, in Esperanto. It appears four times a year in several languages and promotes the ideals of UNESCO. Latest issue (PDF download)

Who we are ~ what we do ~ what's happening now?

Study Group on Language and the United Nations.
A group of scholars and professionals interested in language policies and uses in UN. How policies work, how languages are used, and how UN communicates linguistically.
NGO Committee on Language and Languages
A comitee from CoNGO, about language, linguistic justice, and linguistic non-discrimination. Active on language rights, language policies, and language practices.

About us and our aims

Who we are
We are an international group of Esperantists working to build stronger connections between the UN and the Esperanto movement. Help and support us!
More about us!
Our aims
Representing the interests of the Esperanto movement at the United Nations and its specialized bodies ~ introducing Esperanto into the UN’s activities ~ building support for the UN and UNESCO in the Esperanto movement ~ educating Esperantists about the structure and work of the UN.
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Recent publications

The UN publication about how children can fight against KOVIM-19 has appeared in Esperanto translation. Listen to the story in Esperanto
From Ideas to Action‘ – an illustrated book looking back over 70 years of the United Nations. Read more
A useful guide in Esperanto to the UN’s 17 goals for sustainable development (2015-2030) with a foreword by Humphrey Tonkin and an introduction by Rakoen Maertens ~ Published in collaboration with Universala Esperanto-Asocio 

Find out about the United Nations: an international organisation

A Call from the General Secretary of the UN to be part of  the Global Dialogue – Shaping the Future Together. Read more.
Foundation Document
The Charter of the United Nations established the UN and its mode of operation and was formulated and signed by representatives of 50 founding states in 1945. It has been translated into Esperanto.
The UN Charter in Esperanto
UN Documents in Esperanto
Several key documents from the UN and Unesco have been translated into Esperanto, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 1954 Unesco resolution about Esperanto, and the UN Foundation Charter.
UN Documents in Esperanto
Sustainable Development Goals
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals aim to achieve a better and more sustainable future for everyone. They address the global challenges we currently face, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice. An Esperanto guide to the 17 goals has been published by Mondial and UEA
Downnload the Esperanto booklet
Pressure points for Esperanto
ECOSOC Office for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs); Conference of NGOs; UN Department of Public Information; Department of Conference Operations; Bodies with linguistic and cultural dimensions; Human Rights Council.
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Humphrey Tonkin, President of ‘Esperanto Por UN’, gives a brief overview of the relationship between Esperanto and the UN
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